Randolph County

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Larry Paul Arnn (1952–)
Larry Paul Arnn, who grew up in Pocahontas (Randoph County), became the twelfth president of Hillsdale College...
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Barker-Karpis Gang
aka: Ma Barker Gang
The Barker-Karpis Gang, later known as the “Ma Barker Gang,” wa...
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Edwin Ruthvin (Ed) Bethune Jr. (1935–)
Edwin Ruthvin (Ed) Bethune Jr., a lawyer and lobbyist in Washington DC, served as a Republican member of the U...
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Biggers (Randolph County)
  Located on the Current River near the Cherokee Bay in the southeastern Randolph County lowlands, the to...
Highway bridge and river with river bank in foreground
Black River Bridge (Historic)
The Black River Bridge is the name given to a historic bridge spanning the Black River in Randolph County. Bui...
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Black River Technical College
Black River Technical College (BRTC) is a comprehensive, two-year accredited institution of higher learning se...
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Skirmish at Buckskull (November 20, 1864)
After attempting to clear communication lines in Missouri, Lieutenant Colonel George C. Thilenius of the Fifty...
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Skirmishes at Buckskull (October 1 and 10, 1863)
On September 28, 1863, Captain William T. Leeper with elements of the Third Missouri State Militia Cavalry mov...
Burrow v. Pocahontas School District
Arkansas has struggled for much of its history to fund the education of its children—particularly during the...
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Campbell Cemetery
The Campbell Cemetery is located in Randolph County on the north side of the Spring River near Imboden (Lawren...
"T.W. Campbell to run for Congress" newspaper clipping
Tom Walter Campbell (1874–1953)
Tom Walter Campbell was a well-known Arkansas attorney and political figure in the first half of the twentieth...
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Cedar Grove School No. 81
Located five miles north of Pocahontas (Randolph County) in the Brockett community is the Cedar Grove School N...
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Skirmish at Cherokee Bay
Continuing the Union strategy of raiding northeastern Arkansas from Missouri to harass guerrillas or Confedera...
"Randolph" newspaper clipping
George Cole (Lynching of)
On May 7, 1872, a man named George Cole was shot down by a group of men in Randolph County for having allegedl...
Linda F. Collins (1962–2019)
Linda F. Collins was a state legislator in the early part of the twenty-first century. First elected as a Demo...
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Columbia (Randolph County)
The town of Columbia, cited by many as the second-oldest settlement in northeast Arkansas, was located on the ...
Current River
The Current River crosses into Arkansas from Missouri at the border between Randolph and Clay counties and flo...
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Davidsonville (Randolph County)
Davidsonville, founded in 1815, was perhaps the most important frontier settlement in northeast Arkansas. Thou...
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Davidsonville Historic State Park
Davidsonville Historic State Park is a 163-acre park located on the Black River in southern Randolph County. T...
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Thomas Stevenson Drew (1802–1879)
Thomas Stevenson Drew was a peddler, schoolteacher, farmer, railroad speculator, and governor of Arkansas. He ...
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Eddie Mae Herron Center & Museum
aka: St. Mary’s AME Church (Pocahontas)
aka: Pocahontas Colored School
The Eddie Mae Herron Center & Museum in Pocahontas (Randolph Co...
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Eleven Point River
The Eleven Point River rises in the Ozark Mountains of Missouri near the town of Willow Springs and flows sout...
Jeannette Howard Foster (1895–1981)
Jeannette Howard Foster was a scholar and librarian who self-published Sex Variant Women in Literature in 1956...
Fourche River
The Fourche River arises in Ripley County, Missouri, from the confluence of several streams and flows through ...
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Joel Carrington Hudson (1899–1970)
Joel Carrington Hudson was a career diplomat at the U.S. Department of State who served in various posts aroun...
John Randolph Kizer (1871–1936)
John Randolph Kizer was a veterinarian, deputy sheriff, and county agent, as well as an accused murderer who k...
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Marr's Creek Bridge
The Marr’s Creek Bridge is a reinforced concrete bridge with an open spandrel arch. It was built to carry U....
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Maynard (Randolph County)
Maynard is in northern Randolph County, located at the intersection of State Highways 328 and 115. The town is...
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Maynard Baptist Academy
aka: Abbott Institute
aka: Ouachita Baptist Academy
The Maynard Baptist Academy—first known as the Abbott Institute a...
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Maynard Pioneer Museum and Park
Located on State Highway 328 on the outskirts of the small town of Maynard (Randolph County), the Maynard Pion...
"Randolph County" map with borders roads cities river
O'Kean (Randolph County)
  The town of O’Kean (Randolph County) first developed in the Black River bottoms, the area to the sout...
Orange metal gate and "Old Jackson Cemetery" sign on dirt road
Old Jackson (Randolph County)
Jackson was a town once located in Lawrence County, approximately two miles northeast of the current town of I...